Wansbeck Estuary Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.16° N 1.52° W

Wansbeck Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wansbeck Estuary sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.7° 

Wansbeck Estuary surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Wansbeck Estuary today (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wansbeck Estuary at 3AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

Table - waves today at Wansbeck Estuary. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
5
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.9
ESE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
N
9
0.3
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
49
69
57
22
20
47
104
83
41
29
21
18
22
38
22
13
21
20
19
17
17
6
22
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
N
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:07AM4.33m
3:46PM4.32m
3:54AM4.63m
4:32PM4.45m
4:38AM4.81m
5:15PM4.48m
Low Tide
9:40AM0.14m
9:58PM0.56m
10:26AM-0.13m
10:39PM0.44m
11:08AM-0.25m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:35
5:35
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8:46
8:45
8:43
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
20
25
26
25
23
24
22
22
25
29
25
26
24
22
21
20
23
23
22
20
18
Feels °C
14
12
12
16
21
24
24
22
23
19
20
24
27
22
25
24
22
23
20
23
23
22
20
17
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